How to keep special charcter when saving into mysql - php

Hi there,

I am developing my own newsletter which will allow me to upload my html file and keep it into my db until i am ready send.

I have a problem when it comes to special characters such as “copy character or some quote from word”.
I found a way to save the content by using “utf8_encode” but it strips out the characters.

Any idea how can i keep all my charcters and be able to save it??

Thanks for any help,

Regards,

Jerome